Manager Assistant

Web: AmarHarolikar.com

Amar Harolikar Email: ****@*********.***

Cell: +91-984**-*****; Bangalore

MID-LEVEL ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL

Passionate about data and analysis, with nearly 15 years of experience in analytics field

Proven competency in creating high-impact teams in an outsourced/off-shoring environment

Demonstrated ability in designing innovative analytic solutions to client business problems

Proven execution skills in managing multiple high impact projects

Hands on experience with a wide variety of analytic tools and technologies, including SAS

Performance ratings consistently in top 20% / exceeds expectations

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: OPERATIONS

Client Satisfaction Attrition Management

Client satisfaction scores consistently in top 20% Zero attrition of top-rated team members

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Innovative methods to achieve speed to market Decisive action in cases of subpar performance

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Team Operations Team Development

Ensured consistently high-performing teams Coaching efforts led to transformational changes in

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Executed effective succession plans skills and competencies of direct reports

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: FUNCTIONAL

Analysis Productivity

Pricing strategies led to turnaround of division Resource usage reduced by nearly 50% for a

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Targeting strategy: 5X increase in contact rates; reporting volume of more than 5,000 reports p.a.

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Campaign Operations (COPS)

expected incremental revenue impact >1%

Risk strategy: expected loss-rate reduction of 7% for a Process restructuring: 15% reduction in campaign

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credit card business execution time

Reporting Analytic Data Marts (ADM)

Executive dashboards on a SaaS (Software as a Service) ADM created from scratch for a loans business

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model ; termed as game-changer by the business - Developed an MS Access-based support system

WORK EXPERIENCE

Market Analyst & Derivatives Trader, Proprietary Account, Bangalore July 2010 present

Fidelity - Senior Manager, Analytics, Bangalore Jan. 2010 July 2010

Fidelity - Manager, Analytics, Bangalore June 2007 Jan. 2010

Genpact - Manager, Analytics, Bangalore July 2005 May 2007

Genpact - Assistant Manager, Analytics, Bangalore Oct. 2003 July 2005

Standard Chartered Bank - Assistant Manager, Analytics, Bangalore April 2002 Oct. 2003

IRIS LTD - Analyst, Data Analysis and Equities, Mumbai Sept. 2000 April 2002

Godrej & Boyce - Assistant Manager, Finance, Mumbai Oct. 1998 Aug. 2000

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Understanding of a wide variety of analytic tool technologies and methodologies. Hands-on experience with SAS, Excel,

Knowledge Seeker, Unica, Business Objects and web technologies for analytics.

EDUCATION

Chartered Accountant (All groups taken together & first attempt; All India 15th rank in C.A. Inter) May 1998

Cost and Management Accountant Dec. 1995

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) April 1994

OTHER INTERESTS

Long-distance cycling: toured length of India; Brevet 200 km; cycling blog at ItIsNotAboutTheBike.com

Taekwondo: bronze medal, Mumbai Mayor s Cup, 2000

WORK EXPERIENCE: DETAILED

MARKET ANALYST & DERIVATIVE TRADER, PROPRIETARY ACCOUNT, Bangalore July 2010 present

Running my own derivative-trading business, trading primarily in Nifty Index futures

Developed high probability trading setups, with profitable trade percentages of >60%

Designed and implemented robust system for running a proprietary trading unit

Accurately forecasted trends in S&P Nifty, published on my blog UnknownInsights.com

FIDELITY, Bangalore June 2007 July 2010

Senior Manager, Analytics Jan. 2010 July 2010

Manager, Analytics June 2007 Jan. 2010

Led a cross-functional team providing analytic support to the IWS (Institutional Wealth Services) division of Fidelity; team

included analysts, modellers and programmers

Multiple success stories in terms of innovation, high-impact projects and integration with executive leadership

Designed and implemented an account monitoring platform, which changed the way the division did business

Targeting strategies led to a completely new approach in the way business acquired new clients

Developed innovative approaches to resource management to ensure speed to market

Second-line development resulted in senior team members moving on to team management roles

GENPACT (GE CAPITAL), Bangalore Oct. 2003 May 2007

Manager, Analytics July 2005 May 2007

Led a cross-functional team supporting three business units of GE Capital in U.S.A., including credit cards and personal loan

business; team included analysts, modellers and programmers

Commendation for the team for growing line of business and going above and beyond

Effectively managed project delivery, in a scenario of conflicting project request from multiple clients

Effective attrition management led to zero revenue loss and minimal impact on service delivery

Assistant Manager, Analytics Oct. 2003 July 2005

Analytics and COPS (Campaign Operations) for personal loan business of GE Capital in U.S.A.

Overlimit analysis resulted in re-formulation of policy for overlimit fees

Identified delinquency issues in early mailings for a convenience check program

Set up key reports from scratch, across finance, marketing, lifecycle and risk functions

Executed direct-mail campaigns with zero error and zero timeline misses

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, Bangalore (Assistant Manager, Analytics) April 2002 Oct. 2003

Analytics for Credit Card Business

Developed linear programming-based solution for optimizing sourcing mix, resulting in 7% drop in loss rate

Portfolio segmentation led to inclusion of new variables in application scorecard

Voluntary attrition analysis led to revamp of save strategy

Designed and implemented a web-enabled reporting and MIS platform

IRIS LTD, Mumbai (Analyst, Data Analysis and Equities, Myiris.com) Sept. 2000 April 2002

Mined corporate data; tracked engineering, power and banking sectors; managed analyst support system

Developed a score based on future estimated earnings for comparative valuation of companies

Data-led stories published on the portal (Myiris.com) were among the ones getting the most hits

GODREJ & BOYCE, Mumbai (Assistant Manager, Finance) Oct. 1998 Aug. 2000

Developed Foxpro/Excel-based applications for analysis of divisional profitability and product pricing

Introduced use of discounted cash flow' (DCF) methodology for evaluation of Capex decisions

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